Some of the outcomes in Tuesday’s judicial races were unexpected.
Rhonda Wood
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Up and down the ballot, judicial races could create openings for the governor to fill
Several of the races we’ve looked at could create an opening for Gov. Sanders to appoint someone to fill vacant seats in 2025.
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Max Brantley and the Blue Hog weigh in on judicial races
Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker and Circuit Judge Carlton D. Jones were the picks for the high court.
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March 5 election may hand Gov. Sanders new state Supreme Court appointments
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders could end up appointing two new Arkansas Supreme Court Justices this year, depending on the outcome of two races.
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State Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over legislature’s ’emergency clause’ votes
Plaintiffs attorney Ali Noland blasted the decision, saying the various concurring opinions used “various legal gymnastics to get to [the] desired outcome.”
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State Supreme Court Justice Barbara Webb announces she’s running for chief
Webb’s entry makes the chief justice race a three-woman contest with justices Rhonda Wood and Karen Baker.
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Arkansas LEARNS back in effect, for now, as state Supreme Court throws out restraining order
The justices declined to rule on the larger merits of the case and sent it back to Pulaski County Circuit Court for a scheduled June 20 hearing.
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Justice Rhonda Wood announces race for chief justice
Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood announced her candidacy for the chief justice seat being vacated by Dan Kemp. Wood was cleared by Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission after facing an ethics complaint related to the bribery scandal involving former Circuit Judge Michael Maggio and former state Senator Gilbert Baker.
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UPDATE: Arkansas Supreme Court addresses state mask ban, both sides claim victory
The Arkansas Supreme Court today struck down a trial court’s order that upheld a law prohibiting mask mandates in schools and other government agencies in the state.
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Government asks to drop bribery, fraud charges against former Sen. Gilbert Baker
Bribery case against Gilbert Baker apparently will be dropped.